DESIGN OF FLOOD-RESILIENT LOW-COST HOUSING USING ELEVATED FOUNDATIONS AND PERMEABLE MATERIALS IN FLOOD-PRONE AREAS OF EDO STATE. ABSTRACT Flooding poses a severe and recurrent threat to communities in Edo State, Nigeria, particularly in Benin City and surrounding low-lying areas, where climate change, rapid urbanization, poor drainage, and impervious surfaces intensify pluvial and riverine inundation. Low-cost […]